BLUE FLUORITE MIXED WITH CALCITE CRYSTALS AND SMALL PYRITES, DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE MATRIX. PIECE FROM THE MOSCONA MINES, ATYPICAL BY COLOR. THE PIECES IN THIS AREA ARE CANDY AND NOT OF THIS BLUE SHADE, A COLLECTION PIECE.
Fluorite is a mineral of group III (halides) that, according to the Strunz classification, forms the elements calcium and fluorine.
Its structure belongs to the cubic system, and it appears with cubic, octahedral and rhombododecahedral habit.
Fluorite presents physical properties of thermoluminescence and fluorescence.
In industry, it is mainly used in iron and steel metallurgy. It is used as a source of fluorine and hydrofluoric acid, also in the glazing of ceramics and in the manufacture of optical glasses.
The beauty of the specimens makes it a highly appreciated mineral by museums and private collectors.
